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Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Swansea City AFC
3 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 17 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+9' · FT 45+6'
Y 18' Darnell Fisher

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Richard Holme
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Mark Russell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

7
4
5
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2018-08-11 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Preston North End FC H 3–2 W
10 Aug Derby County FC A 0–0 D
03 Aug Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
05 May Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
01 May Derby County FC H 1–1 D
27 Apr Hull City AFC H 2–2 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Swansea City AFC A 2–3 L
10 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W
03 Aug Millwall FC A 0–1 L
05 May Brentford FC A 0–3 L
27 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–3 D
22 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Preston North End FC
#11 Position #14
64 Points 60
46 Played 46
18 / 10 / 18 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
57 Scored 55
59 Conceded 62
-2 GD -7
1.39 PPG 1.30
39% Win % 33%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Swansea City AFC have kicked off against Preston North End FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Kosovo international Bersant Celina has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 11' Joe Rafferty puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
  • 16' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
  • 18' The referee calls foul for Darnell Fisher. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 22' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Nathan Dyer is replaced by Andre Ayew.
  • 26' Louis Moult makes way for Andre Green at the 26 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 31' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' George Byers gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Aldo Kalulu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 49' GOAL! Borja Baston scores on 45. Assisted by Connor Roberts
  • 54' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. George Byers makes it 2-1.
  • 67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Johnson makes it 2-2.
  • 69' What composure from Borja Baston! The Spain international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • 74' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Neil might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Sam Surridge on, Borja Baston off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 3
Matt Grimes 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Jamie Paterson 2
Borja Baston 2
Troy Parrott 1
Scott Sinclair 1
Thomas Cannon 1

Head to Head

2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2018-08-11 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Swansea City AFC Form

2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC W 2019-08-10 Derby County FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2019-08-03 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2019-05-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2019-05-01 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2019-04-27 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Hull City AFC D

Preston North End FC Form

2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC L 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-08-03 Millwall FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-05-05 Brentford FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-04-27 Preston North End FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.79 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC54% Draw24% Preston North End FC22%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
79%
Draw or Preston North End FC
46%
Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC37% Draw44% Preston North End FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.